Hansel and Gretel are the main characters in our opera. A brother and sister who go on an adventure. We're going to warm up our voices, using all sorts of fun sounds as we become vocal copycats. That means I'm going to make a sound, and I want you to copy me. And you can follow along in your class too. You can do this as a class, but today, my vocal copycat is Emma! Ready? My turn first. Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah! Your turn. <v ->Ah!</v> <v ->Imagine you are Hansel and Gretel in the forest at night,</v> and you are super tired. Can you make your sound and action even bigger, like this? Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah! <v ->Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah!</v> <v ->Brilliant. </v> The forest is so cold, and it makes us shiver, like this. (Teacher blowing raspberries) (Emma blowing raspberries) We're going to imagine that we have a giant shiver that travels all the way through our bodies and voices, like this. (Teacher blowing raspberries) (Emma blowing raspberries) The shivering reminds us that we are really hungry, so we rub our tummies, and think about our favorite food, like this. Mmm! <v ->Mmm!</v> <v ->We're even more hungry than that. Mmm!</v> <v ->Mmm!</v> <v ->Hansel is really sad about being hungry. </v> He lets out a sob, like this. Oh! Oh! Oh! <v ->Oh! Oh! Oh!</v> <v ->Even bigger than that. </v> Oh! Oh! Oh! <v ->Oh! Oh! Oh!</v> <v ->Suddenly, a magnificent house of gingerbread</v> appears before us. It looks so incredible, and so delicious, and we say, "Wow!" <v ->Wow!</v> <v ->We see even more incredible jewels</v> made of sweets on the house. Wow! <v ->Wow!</v> <v ->But a curiosity overwhelms us,</v> and we run straight to the house. We start to tear off pieces, and chew really quickly, like this. Mm, mm, mm, mm, mm, mm, mm! <v ->Mm, mm, mm, mm, mm, mm, mm!</v> <v ->Perhaps we take a really big bit of toffee</v> and chew even bigger, like this. Mm, mm, mm, mm, mmm! <v ->Mm, mm, mm, mm, mmm!</v> <v ->But oh, no! We hear a noise!</v> Perhaps it's the owner of the house. Gretel tells Hansel to be quiet. Ssh! <v ->Ssh!</v> <v ->But it's okay. It's only a friendly cuckoo in the forest. </v> ♪ Cuckoo ♪ ♪ Cuckoo ♪ ♪ Cuckoo, how are you? ♪ ♪ Cuckoo, how are you? ♪ <v ->You've been on a journey with Hansel and Gretel,</v> and warmed up your voices along the way. From everyday sounds, all the way to singing!.